Category Archives: KNSI Local News
Legislature to Fund Chauvin Trial Security
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday approved $7.8 million to help cover the extra security costs that the state racked up ahead of last week's guilty verdicts in Derek Chauvin'...
Apr 28, 2021 Jennifer Lewerenz/KNSI News
St. Cloud Cathedral Middle School is Expanding
(KNSI) - Catholic Community Schools says it is expanding the Cathedral Middle School, and officials have already chosen a new principal to lead it. A press release from CCS says the school will expand...
Apr 28, 2021 Unsplash
Man Charged With Felony Domestic Assault After Allegedly Punching a Woman in the Eye
(KNSI) - A St. Cloud man is under arrest and charged with domestic assault and drug possession after allegedly punching a woman Sunday. Police responded to a call of a domestic assault in progress, an...
Apr 28, 2021 Stearns County Jail
St. Cloud JC Penney Store Robbed at Gunpoint
(KNSI) - St. Cloud police are investigating after a gunpoint robbery at JC Penney inside Crossroads Center Mall Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to the store about 3:15 after a man allegedly walk...
Apr 28, 2021 KNSI News
Walz Indicates Loosened COVID Restrictions Will Be Announced Soon
(KNSI) - During a media briefing Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz said he expects to ease the state's COVID-19 precautions early next week. Walz's statement came the same day that the CDC updated its guidance f...
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Chauvin Sentencing Rescheduled for June 25
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sentencing for former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death has been pushed back to June 25, according to online court records. Chauvin's June 16 hearing ...
Apr 27, 2021 Minnesota Department of Corrections
Man Charged After Large Amount of Suspected Methamphetamine Found During Search of St. Cloud Apartment
(KNSI) - A 37-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested and charged after police found a large amount of suspected methamphetamine during a search of his apartment Friday. Police say they executed a search ...
Apr 27, 2021 Stearns County Jail
Mayor Praises Police, Says They 'Deserve Honor'
(KNIS) - While police departments come under intense scrutiny across the country, officials say St. Cloud is doing policing right. Mayor Dave Kleis told KNSI's Bob Hughes that the things the St. Cloud...
Apr 27, 2021 Jake Judd/KNSI News
St. Cloud Senator Aric Putnam to Host Virtual Town Hall Thursday
(KNSI) - St. Cloud area Senator Aric Putnam is hosting a virtual town hall meeting this week focusing on the areas of policing, public safety, and social justice. The town hall will be held via Zoom a...
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St. Cloud Approves Letter Of Intent To Sell City Hall
(KNSI) - St. Cloud is moving forward on moving city hall to the former Tech High School. At Monday's city council meeting, council members approved signing a letter of intent to sell the old city hall...
Apr 27, 2021 Jake Judd (KNSI News)